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Description

Controller - Steward Resources. Change Lives.

At Springs Rescue Mission, every dollar entrusted to us helps transform lives through the love of Christ. As our Controller, you'll play a vital role in honoring our donors' trust by ensuring financial integrity, accountability, and wise stewardship of the resources that advance our mission.

We're seeking a mission-driven accounting leader who values excellence, transparency, and service. If you're looking for more than a career-if you want your financial expertise to make an eternal impact while supporting a Christ-centered ministry-we'd love to hear from you.

SUMMARY OF POSITION:

Springs Rescue Mission considers every position one of ministry and a vital and valued part of our team. Therefore, it is essential that all employees of SRM have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and subscribe to our Statement of Faith and Core Values. Springs Rescue Mission is a faith-based nonprofit in Colorado Springs serving people experiencing homelessness, addiction, and poverty. Our Movement Campus Model helps guests move toward belonging, purpose, and sustainable independence. The finance function supports this mission by ensuring that every dollar entrusted to SRM is stewarded with accuracy, integrity, and clarity. The Controller is responsible for the day-to-day accounting operations of Springs Rescue Mission and its affiliates. The Controller owns the monthly close, reconciliations, restricted fund accounting, cash management, financial reporting, and preparation for the annual audit. The Controller supervises the Staff Accountant and the Staff Bookkeeper and works directly with the CEO and leadership team. This role also connects with gift processing and Advancement to ensure revenue capture is complete and donor intent is honored. This is a hands-on, operational leadership role. The Controller is actively engaged in the accounting system, closing the books on a consistent schedule, reconciling accounts, and resolving discrepancies. The Controller's work also goes beyond the close, serving as a financial partner to program directors, helping them understand their budgets and develop the financial fluency to steward their resources well. The Controller sits on SRM's leadership team and is a key enabler of the mission across the organization. Every dollar SRM stewards belongs to the people and donors who trust us. The Controller owns the accuracy and clarity that lets all leaders trust the numbers.

Requirements

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Monthly Close & Financial Reporting

Manage the monthly close process on a consistent, published schedule, with GL close completed by the 10th of every month

Perform and review general ledger reconciliations, subsidiary ledger accuracy, and trial balance sign-off

Maintain the chart of accounts and coding integrity

Prepare monthly financial reporting packages for the CEO, leadership team, and Finance Committee

Maintain close workpapers and documentation to support year-round audit readiness

Restricted Fund & Grant Accounting

Manage full-cycle restricted fund accounting across a diverse portfolio of institutional and individual funders, each with distinct reporting and compliance requirements

Track donor-designated and grant-restricted gifts; maintain fund balance integrity

Prepare timely and accurate funder compliance reports

Coordinate with program staff on Employment First and other complex grant compliance requirements

Partner with Advancement on funder reporting and stewardship

Greenway Flats - Permanent Supportive Housing

Manage full-cycle accounting for SRM's permanent supportive housing property

Coordinate tenant accounting activities with the Staff Bookkeeper

Oversee tenant accounts receivable, rent posting, and reconciliation to tenant ledgers

Coordinate compliance reporting with SRM's external compliance partner; ensure all required reporting to funding and regulatory partners is timely and audit-ready

Maintain lease accounting documentation and property files

Oversee data integration between the Greenway system and Sage Intacct

Prepare monthly Greenway P&L reporting

Cash Management & Forecasting

Perform weekly bank and credit card reconciliations

Prepare weekly cash position reports for the CEO: cash on hand, outstanding AP, expected inflow, rolling 13-week forecast

Verify debt payments and track loan obligations

Communicate cash risks to the CEO promptly

Financial Partnership & Leadership Development

Partner with program directors on budget understanding and variance analysis; help leaders develop the financial fluency to steward their departments well

Translate accounting data into actionable information that supports informed resource decisions and stewardship across the organization

Annual Audit

Serve as the primary organizational owner of the annual financial audit

Manage the auditor relationship, PBC list, workpaper preparation, and findings resolution

Maintain audit-ready records throughout the year

Coordinate with the external tax partner on Form 990 preparation

Team Leadership & Systems

Supervise, coach, and develop the Staff Accountant and the Staff Bookkeeper

Establish and enforce accounting standards, controls, and expectations

Administer Sage Intacct; oversee Bill.com approval workflows

Develop and maintain written accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls

Coordinate ongoing partnerships with external accounting consultants

Attends all required meetings and reviews SRM emails regularly.

Duties and responsibilities may be added, deleted, or changed at any time at the discretion of management, formally or informally, either verbally or in writing.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

Required

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field

Minimum of 7 years of progressive accounting experience, including at least 3 years in a controller, assistant controller, or senior accounting leadership role

Nonprofit fund accounting experience

Multi-entity accounting experience

Direct experience owning an annual audit, including auditor relationship management, PBC list ownership, and findings resolution

Hands-on general ledger, reconciliation, and month-end close experience

Supervisory experience

Working proficiency in Sage Intacct or a comparable mid-market ERP system

Personal relationship with Jesus Christ; alignment with SRM's Statement of Faith and Core Values

Preferred

CPA license

Experience with regulated or affordable housing accounting

Experience partnering with a development or advancement function

Experience leading finance functions through periods of rebuild or system implementation

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• Maintains a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and is a constant witness. Christ-centered and compassionate attitude in dealing with people including the homeless and faithfully upholds and aligns with SRM's Statement of Faith
• Strong technical accounting skills with disciplined attention to detail
• Effective supervisor and coach; develops team capability over time
• Clear communicator with both financial and non-financial audiences
• Curious about the organization's revenue sources; collaborative posture with Advancement, program leadership, and external partners
• Personal integrity and a commitment to financial stewardship as an expression of mission
• Demonstrated understanding of financial stewardship within a faith-based or mission-driven organization.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines while managing multiple funding streams and reporting requirements.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and accounting, payroll, donation, grant management, or related financial systems used by the organization.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality, exercise sound judgment, and demonstrate integrity in handling sensitive financial and donor information.

WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL FACTORS:

Occasionally = 1%-33%; frequently = 34%-66%; continuously = 67%-100%.

Typical office working environment. This is not a remote or hybrid role.

Occasionally: must be able to lift up to 20 pounds, bend or stretch, scheduling flexibility around month-end close and audit periods

Frequently: walking, talking, climbing stairs, manual dexterity

Continuously: sitting, standing, adequate vision and hearing, good mental condition to withstand consistently medium to high levels of stress

EQUIPMENT/TOOLS USED:

• Computer/Internet
• Fax/Copier
• Accounting System(s)
• Phone

Deadline for applications is 2 weeks from date of posting

Salary and benefits include: $90,000 - $120,000 (Exempt position)

• Medical coverage with Spring's Rescue Mission covering 80% of the employee premium on base medical plan.
• Voluntary dental and vision coverage
• Employer-paid life insurance 
•  403(b) retirement plan with Spring's Rescue Mission matching contributions up to 5% after one year of employment, with 100%  vesting beginning on your date of hire
•  Voluntary Group Accident Plan
•  Eight (8) paid holidays
• Paid Time Off (PTO) - beginning at 21 days annually, accrued each pay period Initial PTO is accrued at a rate of 0.080700 per hour worked, per pay period, with a max balance of 168 hours per year with 50% of max balance able to roll over at the end of the year (84 hours), with 16 hours "pre-loaded" during the first two months (8 hours per month) of employment during the first year of employment.
• Employer paid Long-Term disability
• Tuition Assistance - Staff members may be reimbursed up to $3,000 in a calendar year with a lifetime maximum of $12,000. 
• Pay on demand